In 1996, Congress enacted the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) that held that legal permanent residents who had been convicted of a crime and had travelled abroad were eligible to face permanent...
CIVICS
Vartelas v. Holder
Vega v. Tekoh (2022)
Vega v. Tekoh (2022) is the Supreme Court case that ruled a Miranda Rights violation does not provide a basis for relief under 42 U.S. Code § 1983.
Overview:The case involved the interrogation of Terence Tekoh by the...
vested
The term vested describes a right, interest, or title that is absolute, fixed, and not subject to being taken away or “divested.” When a right is vested, the person with the right has a guaranteed legal claim or entitlement that can be...
veto
Veto is the power of one person or body to prohibit a course of action chosen by another. For example, in business law a veto halts an official action done by a company or firm. Further, a business can grant stockholders/shareholders the...
video news release
Video news releases, also known as prepackaged news stories, are video segments created or funded by private corporations or government agencies to appear like standard news programs. When these segments are aired without disclosing their...
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT), also referred to as, “the treaty on treaties,” establishes guidelines for diplomatic relations between independent sovereign nations. The VCLT was adopted in Vienna on May 23, 1969 at the...
view ordinance
View ordinance are laws designed to protect a property's view from obstructions. Such ordinances may encompass and regulate a variety of property features, but commonly address trees and vegetation. View ordinances can also be enforced to...
Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty (1926)
Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co., 272 U.S. 365 (1926), is a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the court held that a zoning ordinance can be a valid exercise of a state's police powers. The Supreme Court raised the bar for declaring a...
visa
A visa is a conditional authorization granted by a government permitting a foreign national to proceed into the government’s country. In the United States, foreign visitors are generally required to have a visa before entering a U.S. port of...
visa waiver program
The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) enables “citizens or nationals of participating countries to travel to the United States for tourism or business for stays of 90 days or less without obtaining a visa.” For citizens or nationals of VWP countries...